Tech
The Roadblocks to Investing in Innovation
In part three of a three-part series, members of Japan's trading community discuss the decisions they have to make about what to invest in, and what will have to wait for another day.
Australia's Largest Custodian Picks Eagle for Performance Measurement
National Australia Bank’s (NAB) Asset Servicing business has deployed the performance measurement tool from Eagle Investment Systems to service its 70+ asset management clients’ investment performance measurement requirements.
DTCC Adds Trade Reporting for Australia, Singapore
The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the extension of its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to Australia and Singapore.
Capco Appoints Steve Vinnicombe as UK CEO
Consultancy Capco has announced that Steve Vinnicombe will be replacing Andrew Tarver as its UK CEO.
Swift Launches Compliance Analytics Tool
Messaging provider Swift has announced the launch of Compliance Analytics, a tool that helps banks in monitoring and dealing with financial-crime risk.
Eze Castle Integration Links with SunGard
Eze Castle Integration (ECI) has announced that its UK buy-side clients using the ECI Link Private Network will now have access to the SunGard Global Network (SGN).
Volant Expands Execution Services through REDIPlus
Market-maker Volant Trading has rolled out extensions to its execution services for options traders, allowing them new capabilities through the REDIPlus execution management system (EMS).
Pyrford International Goes Live on Charles River’s IMS
Pyrford International, a London-based asset manager owned by the Bank of Montreal, has gone live with Charles River’s cloud-based Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), the vendor has announced.
BlueBay's Willis Joins Algomi as Strategic Advisor
London-based fixed-income technology provider Algomi has appointed Hugh Willis as a strategic advisor.
Japan's Trading Firms Work to Automate FX, Fixed-Income Platforms
At this year's Tokyo Trading Architecture Summit, panelists for two Japanese trading firms discussed how they're working to automate their systems.
CME Europe Goes Live
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) has launched its new London-based derivatives venue, CME Europe.
Batteries Not Included
Japanese exchanges and the Waters Rankings lead this week's coverage.
Nasdaq OMX NLX Expands Board of Directors
London-based derivatives trading venue Nasdaq OMX NLX has appointed Anthony Belchambers, Rod Banus and Andrew Chart as non-executive directors of NLX.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014: Geoff Patsch, Bloomberg
Anthony Malakian, US editor of Waters and WatersTechnology.com, speaks with Geoff Patsch, global head of Bloomberg SSEOMS at the 2014 Sell-Side Technology Awards.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014: Kirk Wylie, OpenGamma
Anthony Malakian, US editor of Waters and WatersTechnology.com, speaks with Kirk Wylie, chairman and co-founder of OpenGamma, at the 2014 Sell-Side Technology Awards.
Liquidnet Expands Market Surveillance Team in Europe
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has expanded its market surveillance team in Europe with the appointment of Christopher Wall as head of market surveillance in Europe and David Stockwell as market surveillance specialist.
Instinet Makes Necakov CTO
Instinet, the equity execution services arm of the Japanese bank Nomura, has appointed Tony Necakov as CTO.
ConvergEx Survey: Market Not “Fair For All Participants”
A recent survey on US equity market structure conducted by New York-based broker ConvergEx found that 70 percent of respondents do not believe that equity markets are “fair for all participants.”
Alasdair Haynes Named Chairman of Neonet
Swedish agency broker Neonet Securities has appointed Aquis Exchange founder Alasdair Haynes as its non-executive chairman, replacing Peter Melbi.
BI-SAM Unveils Structural Changes to Support Growth Plan
Paris-headquartered buy-side performance, attribution and risk management vendor BI-SAM has made a number of executive appointments.
Cordium and Indus Valley Partners Team Up for AIFMD Compliance
UK-based compliance specialist Cordium is partnering with New York-based technology provider Indus Valley Partners (IVP) to offer a solution for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive’s (AIFMD) Annex IV reporting requirements.
Lombard Risk Appoints Groetch as Director for the Americas
Lombard Risk Management has appointed John Groetch as its new regional sales director for the Americas.
Ashmore Selects Vermilion for Client Reporting
Software vendor Vermilion has announced that Ashmore Group has gone live with its Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS), following a four-month implementation.
Fincad Debuts F3 for Risk and Margin
Fincad, the Vancouver-based provider of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives pricing and risk management solutions, has launched the F3 Platform, which provides enterprise-wide views of risk and collateral requirements.